MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The AWARxE® Consumer Protection Program encourages consumers to move medications from their medicine cabinets into a secure area for the holidays to protect loved ones. It is not uncommon when guests visit that pain pills, stimulants, and tranquilizers are removed from medicine cabinets to support prescription drug abuse habits. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, more than 50% of prescription drug abusers got them from family and friends for free. And sadly, prescription drugs are the most commonly abused drugs among 12 to 13 year olds.

Young teenagers do not realize that prescription drugs, when not taken according to a doctor's directions, can be deadly. Some teenagers secure pills from unsuspecting friends, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, sisters, and brothers, and go to a Pharm Party or a Skittles Party where all those who attend throw various pills into a bowl. Then each teen grabs some pills and ingests them. The pills they take could be anything from Ritalin®, to Tylenol® with Codeine, to Vicodin®, to Xanax®. Taking such combinations could lead to serious injury and even death. Sometimes they mix the pills with alcohol, which can be deadly.

AWARxE promotes prescription drug safety awareness and focuses on four areas: misuse and abuse, the risks of buying medications online, the dangers of counterfeit drugs, and proper drug disposal. For more information about disposal of unwanted medications in your area, visit the Get Local page for your state at www.AWARErx.org.

The AWARxE Consumer Protection Program is brought to you by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Foundation®. For more information, please visit www.AWARErx.org. NABP is an impartial professional organization that supports the state boards of pharmacy in creating uniform regulations to protect public health.

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